Tshaba rata

Rata e jele bana ba motho
E tsentse naga seboko
Sebodu sa teng ke sephiri
Sephiri se tla go bolaisa rata
Rata ya bo marata golejwa
Bo marata go jewa
Ba go ja le go ja mo go sa jeweng.

Naga e tlhasetswe ke lephera
Mabitla a phumphunyega
E kete gona ya ditopo
Sera se iphitlhile mading
Se phetotse ntho ya lerato
Boladu jwa teng ga bona ditebego

Ke rata ya masetla pelo
Ga ena pelo tlhomogi
Le mmotlana e ka mo sobokantsha
Ke molelo o tshaketseng
Kgabo tsa o na di lalautha masea

Itshabele ngwana wa batho
E sere gongwe la ka moso
Le lebaleba wa bo o lelalela
Ntshware ka letsogo

Nna ke motlana
Ke kitso potlana
Matlhale ga kena
Mathaithai ga ka a tsalelwa
Mo ke tsamayang go makgapilakgapila
Mareledi a namile go ka motlhaba
Motlhaba o a tlhaba o sena bogale
Bagale ba wele,
Ke mmotlana ke a boifa
Ntshware,
Ntshware ka letsogo
O mpontshe tsela
E seng tsela tse dimatlapa le mebitlwa
Ke ngwana wa borwa
Ke rwele tsa bokone
Ke ngwana wa mabu
Melodi ke ya bo rraetsho
Ntataise ke tle ke itse go gogolela
Mmogo re tle re age borwa jo botle.